On Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2025, 28-year-old Marji Daoud of Yonkers was fatally shot in the head on University Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights, the Bronx. Witnesses said he had just returned to his car after visiting a friend when multiple gunshots rang out and Daoud fell in front of a candy and grocery store. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries.

A 33-year-old woman was also struck by a bullet in the left hip and taken by private means to Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she was reported in stable condition. Police indicated that neither Daoud nor the woman appeared to be the intended targets and that the gunmen may have been aiming at a group standing in front of the store.

Surveillance video was recovered and witnesses described four people in dark sweatsuits and ski masks fleeing the scene. The investigation identified several suspects; in late May and early June 2025 two 13-year-old boys were arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal use of a firearm. The motive has not been disclosed. Does anyone who was in the Kingsbridge Heights area that afternoon have information that could help investigators?